# itercusum > Create an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] which iteratively computes a cumulative sum.
The cumulative sum is defined as
Equation for the cumulative sum.
## Usage ```javascript var itercusum = require( '@stdlib/stats/iter/cusum' ); ``` #### itercusum( iterator ) Returns an [iterator][mdn-iterator-protocol] which iteratively computes a cumulative sum. ```javascript var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array/to-iterator' ); var arr = array2iterator( [ 2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -7.0, -5.0 ] ); var it = itercusum( arr ); var s = it.next().value; // returns 2.0 s = it.next().value; // returns 3.0 s = it.next().value; // returns 6.0 s = it.next().value; // returns -1.0 s = it.next().value; // returns -6.0 ```
## Notes - If an iterated value is non-numeric (including `NaN`), the function returns `NaN` for **all** future iterations. If non-numeric iterated values are possible, you are advised to provide an [`iterator`][mdn-iterator-protocol] which type checks and handles non-numeric values accordingly.
## Examples ```javascript var runif = require( '@stdlib/random/iter/uniform' ); var itercusum = require( '@stdlib/stats/iter/cusum' ); // Create an iterator for generating uniformly distributed pseudorandom numbers: var rand = runif( -10.0, 10.0, { 'seed': 1234, 'iter': 100 }); // Create an iterator for iteratively computing a cumulative sum: var it = itercusum( rand ); // Perform manual iteration... var v; while ( true ) { v = it.next(); if ( typeof v.value === 'number' ) { console.log( 'sum: %d', v.value ); } if ( v.done ) { break; } } ```